Twitter CEO calls company 'people's news network'

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey defined one of the company's missions as being the "people's news network," according to an internal memo seen on Monday.
The 10-year-old social networking service has long struggled to define its core purpose and is under the spotlight as it explores selling itself in a process that has attracted potential buyers such as Salesforce.com.
Twitter has made a recent push into news and sports on mobile devices and this foray could pique the interest of a media company as an acquirer, analysts have said.
The memo does not address the sales... read more

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